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Sahih Muslim 144c — Preserving the Fitnah Hadith
Clarifying that Islam started as something strange, and will revert to being something strange, and it will retreat between the two Masajid
Preserving the Fitnah Hadith: A Report Without Mistake
Sahih Muslim : 144c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 144c
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ الْعَمِّيُّ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، قَالَ مَنْ يُحَدِّثُنَا أَوْ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يُحَدِّثُنَا - وَفِيهِمْ حُذَيْفَةُ - مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْفِتْنَةِ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَنَا . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ كَنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ حَدَّثْتُهُ حَدِيثًا لَيْسَ بِالأَغَالِيطِ وَقَالَ يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Hudhaifa Narrated from:
Verily 'Umar said: Who would narrate to us or who amongst you would narrate to us (and Hudhaifa was one amongst them) what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said about the turmoil? Hudhaifa said: I will, and recited the hadith like that transmitted by Abu Malik on the authority of Rib'i and he observed in connection with this hadith that Hudhaifa remarked: I am narrating to you a hadith and it has no mistake, and said: That it is transmitted from he Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 144cIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 278USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 269
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 144c
This narration focuses on the careful transmission of the fitnah hadith. Rib'i b. Hirash reports from Hudhaifa that 'Umar asked who would narrate what the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said about turmoil. Hudhaifa answered that he would. The narration says he related the hadith like the report of Abu Malik from Rib'i, and it adds that Hudhaifa said he was narrating a hadith with no mistake, meaning it was from the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The core topic is fitnah because the connected report is about trials being presented to hearts. For readers searching for the hadith about fitnah and the heart, this version shows the care taken in passing on the warning accurately.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hudhaifa was ready to narrate what he heard about fitnah.
- The report stresses careful and accurate transmission.
- The warning about turmoil was linked directly to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- Serious teachings should be shared with attention and care.
